Poetry can be the therapy to escape the pain of betrayal of those once thought to be friends or loved ones.
The following poetry is copyrighted by Vivian Gilbert Zabel Before I Go Before I go, I want you to know The pain I bear comes from you.
My trust you threw in my face Without a hint or even a clue.
Before I go, I'd like to know, "Why?" I'm left with sorrow, My main emotion - betrayal, Hope and joy flattened low.
Before I go, you should know I may feel loss and despair, But I'll return stronger in time, Even if I take longer to care.
Before I go, all should know Right will conquer in the end.
You may feel you won for now, But dishonesty is a fickle friend.
Opposite of Love The opposite of love is not hate, For hate means passion remains.
With hate, a chance still survives That love's embers might flare again.
I once loved you completely.
I worried when you were gone, Fretted when no word came.
Joy exploded when you smiled.
As time passed, and you withdrew, My heart felt bruised and torn.
Each time you ignored me, I searched for my failings, faults.
Finally after years of the dance Where you advanced, retreated, I discovered I didn't care, At least as much as before.
Where once you sat close To the center of my heart, You moved out to the edge.
Soon you'll be outside, gone.
Bit by bit, the love dies When not fed or watered, Like the flowers ignored In the thirsty, parched yard.
No, the opposite of love Is not hate, passion of flames.
The opposite of love, instead, Is indifference, not caring at all.
If ...
If I stand alone wrapped in inky darkness, not able to see a speck of light anywhere, how can I find my way back where people care, if alone without even the sun's warm kiss? If I teeter on the edge of a sheer cliff, I hear the thundering surf below on rocks, while the mist caresses my face and mocks the need to feel the touch of a loving hand.
If I feel alone and lost in the nightmare, how can I feel more solitary when awake? When loved ones seem to forget and forsake my need to connect, I am beyond isolated.
If...